There are some tame llamas in the terraces above Machu Picchu - presumably to provide tourists with a nice foreground for the photographs?

It is advisable to take the first bus up to Machu Picchu and be there before sunrise.
At this time there is already surprisingly much light and the place is truly magical.

Yet another scene from a Kyoto theatre performance.

The attraction of the Expo 1967 by the famous architect Buckminster Fuller has lost its skin, but is still one of the most important landmarks of Montreal.
Today it houses a water exhibition.

The Titicaca lake seen in the early morning from a boat.

This was the first public project of the famous artist/architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

stairs leading up to an old house in Chongqing, China.

Suckling piglets at Puerto Fuy (chile).

And another photo from the same theatre performance in Kyoto (Japan)

Village in the Chilean Altiplano.

The pond in Hida Folk Village, Takayama, Japan. Already, you can see the first autumn colours.
Hida folk Village is worth a visit anyway as youi can learn a lot about traditional Japanese architecture and see demonstrations of traditional crafts.

Visiting a theatre performance can be quite an experience - especially if this takes place in another culture.
I’ll never forget this performance in Kyoto - the colourful costumes, the light, the traditional music.
The short piece here is about a Koi (goldfish) and a crane.

A small rowing boat on the salt lake near Douz (Tunisia).

Stone lantern in a Kyoto Park.

Bridge in Mérida, Spain.

There are some excellent new images in the Australia I, Thailand and Tibet galleries.
The photographers are Ben Weldon and Gil Mandelbaum .

Definiteley worth a look!

Laurenz
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